Base model MacbookPro 13" with 1TB SSD unboxing and first impressions

[jazzfascist]

Just got it from UPS. It's base model + 1TB SSD.

Waiting for the system to update and then restore from time machince usb3 disk using HAMA USB-C to USB-A hub.

It was 2321 euros with uni discount. Ordered day after event.

 

[xraydoc]

1TB!? Pricey upgrade. Let us know how it performs!

 

[jazzfascist]

Here are xbench results.
Seems an age old benchmark...

Results 816.85
System Info
Xbench Version 1.3
System Version 10.12.1 (16B2657)
Physical RAM 8192 MB
Model MacBookPro13,1
Drive Type Macintosh HD
Memory Test 587.06
System 645.91
Allocate 1601.94 5.88 Malloc/sec
Fill 471.05 22903.71 MB/sec
Copy 527.01 10885.28 MB/sec
Stream 538.04
Copy 857.40 17709.16 MB/sec
Scale 470.22 9714.66 MB/sec
Add 652.56 13900.89 MB/sec
Triad 383.30 8199.67 MB/sec
Disk Test 1342.23
Sequential 826.12
Uncached Write 1545.91 949.16 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 1756.91 994.06 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 318.15 93.11 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 2071.80 1041.27 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random 3576.70
Uncached Write 2568.80 271.94 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write 2571.07 823.09 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read 9757.63 69.15 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read 4208.09 780.84 MB/sec [256K blocks]

 

[jmebbk]

1TB!? Pricey upgrade. Let us know how it performs!

Exactly would have been better to buy an SSD right?

 

[speedbumpnv]

Exactly would have been better to buy an SSD right?

No one makes an upgrade yet. The OWC 1tb upgrade kit for the previous MBP is still $600. I suppose you do get to keep your existing SSD as an external drive if you buy the enclosure for it...

 

[SoyCapitanSoyCapitan]

Forget Xbench.

Geekbench 4
Unigene Valley Extreme Ultra 1080p
Cinebench
Luxmark
AJA System Test

 

[jazzfascist]

Aja System Test:
Read: 2201MB/s
Write: 1611MB/s

 

[dapork]

Just got it from UPS. It's base model + 1TB SSD.

Waiting for the system to update and then restore from time machince usb3 disk using HAMA USB-C to USB-A hub.

It was 2321 euros with uni discount. Ordered day after event.

Is that a way to move all your stuff, say from your old machine, onto the new one? I was wondering about how to do that efficiently. Is there a specific function in time machine that does it for you?

 

[chabig]

Is that a way to move all your stuff, say from your old machine, onto the new one? I was wondering about how to do that efficiently. Is there a specific function in time machine that does it for you?

When you set up the new machine, it offers to restore from Time Machine, among others. The migration assistant does the work. You can also connect the two machines directly, which is faster.

 

[jazzfascist]

I'm quite impressed with the machine so far, it's not perfect however.

- keyboard is way noisier than any mac keyboard i've tried (not the ancient ones). Not a kalashikov but still...
- Bring back that Magsafe!
- build quality and form factor are great for my use
- Battery life has been impressive
- Fan noise is nonexistent
- With hardware decoding, VLC stays below 30% CPU use even with 4k material. With CPU decoding
CPU usage is much higher.

I'm comparing with a Macbook core 2 duo which I bought in 2007. It's still usable in light web surfing and office suites with 1TB SSD 3G RAM but the cpu simply can't keep up with modern tasks.

8G RAM seems a plenty for web/cloud development. For work though I would have taken 16G.

 

[cerberusss]

Aja System Test:
Read: 2201MB/s

Wow... I bought a Kingston SSD for a Windows laptop this week, which tops out at a specified 500 MB/s. These Apple SSDs absolutely trounce such an SSD.

I don't know about you guys, but sometimes it feels I'm living in the future.